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Awards season is a beautiful, odd, and fascinating phenomenon. Through the glitter and glamour, gold and gowns we’ve created a culture of externalizing our talents and abilities then tuning in to see them be rewarded. We have parties to celebrate it, office pools to wager on it, and wait with anticipation for the envelopes to open. But ultimately, all of this is just an opportunity to applaud our own unique gifts and talents. We all have an innate ability in a specific area. What unleashes that ability is an unwavering, burning desire –a universal ache for something greater to be born into this reality.

Awards season let’s us remember that we’re all the lead actor in our own movie. It’s amazing that we also start the year with the Super Bowl, and this year, the Winter Olympics. They too are great external reminders of our internal potential. We all have this ache – this desire to uncover greater possibility within ourselves that comes direct from source. And as we come into alignment with our truth- our unique Soul Signature- we are unleashing that possibility into the world.

We as human beings often feel the aspiration to do something outrageous and extraordinary with our life. The extraordinary feat we wish to accomplish- the prowess of world renowned athlete, the strength of a world leader, or the artistic talent of a famous actor- is born from a willingness to be great. We all have the same raw fundamental potential – not born of our circumstances, location, and bank account but born of the soul. There is no difference between you and Meryl Streep. No difference between you and Nelson Mandela or David Beckham. It is these individual’s burning desire to excel in their chosen fields that made them celebrated and recognized.

People innately want to be great, and we all have that possibility inside us. A teacher has the potential, to unleash brilliance in a classroom but only if she’s inspired to be brilliant. A carpenter has the potential to build a magnificent home if he’s inspired to be magnificent himself. A new model is forming – a blueprint for any person to ignite and inspire their greatness regardless of their role or situation.

Great people do great things, and great things benefit the collective whole. They help us reevaluate what it means to be human and inspire us to move into more. Regardless of where we are, where we were born, our race, our gender, or our socioeconomic situation – none of those things are determining factors when it comes to our greatness. Our greatness is directly derived and accessed through our willingness to commune with our soul, open ourselves up to our own Divine glory, and be the shining star we were born to be.

The Key to Accepting our Greatness: And The Winner is…Everyone was last modified: January 21st, 2014 by Panache Desai

You know… the whole shopping-gifting-cooking-cleaning-eating-drinking socializing-relatives-traveling season ahead?

From Halloween to New Year’s, many of us get trapped in a cycle of overabundance—the state of having too much. As in: more than we can use. More than we can process.

The cup not just full, but over flowing.

It’s gotten worse in recent years, starting with Christmas decorations that go on display at Halloween to the frenzy of Black Friday. We’ve become a culture of excess and a society of waste, moving from the next new thing to the next…without ever taking the time to enjoy any of it. We have so much, and it’s arriving so fast, that we can’t use or even experience it all.

This overabundance—having more than we really need—creates stress, lowers vibration and zaps energy from mind, body and spirit.

Now, I’m all for abundance! I’m certainly not one to pass up on anything that brings pleasure or beauty or connection to my life. But when we become trapped in the cycle of overabundance—the endless circle of want, get, want, get—our lives fall out of balance.

Six ways overabundance causes stress

During the holidays, overabundance shows up in different forms. It’s not just eating rich foods or excessive gifts, as you’d expect, but less obvious ways as well. Here, six areas where overabundance can create stress in your life:

1. Overabundance of food

Rich, sweet, fatty holiday food lowers your physical vibration, which affects mind and spirit too. Alcohol from frequent social events adds to this mix. Don’t worry about weight gain—instead, be focused on the energetic signature of the food you eat. Is it processed? Will it make you feel good? Does your body really want it? Pay attention, and don’t let the season of indulgence lower your vibration.

2. Overabundance of gifts

The cycle of shopping, buying, wrapping, giving receiving can be very stressful, even if budget is not a concern. The sheer energetic reality of involving ourselves with objects or “stuff” can be overwhelming, especially when we understand that every object has its own frequency, vibration or energetic signature depending on where it came from, how it was made, who made it and so forth… this is a lot of new energy to add to your reality!

Consider your energy as you decided how or if you will give and receive gifts this year. Consider your energy if you decide to do without, do less or give experiences or to charity instead. Once you break the gift cycle, you will be surprised how free you feel.

3. Overabundance of socializing

Office parties, school events, the annual party you’ve gone to every year for ten years… All of this has a certain clamor of “must attend” attached to it, when in reality, you can change plans, opt out or do something different. Don’t rely on what you’ve always done—you’re a new person now, and you may want to try something different. Reassess every year. Introverts especially may need lots of private time during this season; give yourself the gift of quiet and solitude.

4. Overabundance of family relationships

There’s that saying: you can’t go home again. And yet every holiday season, most of us continue to swim up river to our birthing place. Many times, the wounds, past hurts and misunderstandings are still there. Understand that family karma is complex, and the stress of the holidays makes it more so.Be gentle with yourself and others. Have an exit strategy if things go awry. If it’s just too much, opt out and try again another time.

5. Overabundance of tradition

Just because you’ve always done it a certain way, doesn’t mean you have to do it that way now. This might include: going to a certain event, party, gathering, church service. Wearing certain clothes, decorating a certain way, eating certain foods, being with certain people, and so on. Break free from the rigid traditions your family has “always done” and see what else the Universe might have up its sleeve for you and yours!

6. Overabundance of group thought

Understand the power of group thought or collective soul to affect your mood. We’ve all seen what fear-based beliefs can do to collective thought: hate, violence, financial ruin and war are all products of low vibration thinking. During the holidays, mindless consumption is the culprit: everyone is stressing out on want, get, want, get. This creates enormous stress, and when this is done in the collective, everyone feels it.

During this time, connect to your higher self, God/One/All/Divine/Source, frequently and deeply. Use Solstice as a marker for the season—times when you can easily dip into gratitude and joy.

Resisting the six traps of overabundance for the holidays was last modified: October 9th, 2013 by Sara Wiseman

I feel more than ever that humanity has the possibility to realise the potential state of Wholeness, or Completeness, that is incrementally achieved by those who choose to heighten their thoughts or whose mind, words and deeds are authentically harmonious and serene so as to be in touch with deep wisdom.

It is surely the goal of physical existence to achieve this full state of wholeness and it can be partially experienced during ones progress to its full achievement.

It is a state where ignorance and superstition are superseded by an awareness of frequencies that speak beyond such limitations to the innate intelligence that is present beyond the lower man made frequencies that have kept humanity in the dark for so long.

I believe that this expansion of light is now perceived on many levels around the world and has a real consequence that becomes clearer day by day!

There is no dualism of good or bad or even that today is better than yesterday but rather a growing awareness that brings us closer to what it really means to be human in this very moment!

I believe that there is no evil in nature. Hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes and sicknesses, which humans believe to be nature’s wrath or a manifestation of lower forms of vibration or punishment for man’s misdeeds, are for me ethically neutral. That is they are neither good, nor bad in themselves. They are either the products of chance, the existence of which is necessary to allow freedom of choice, or they are a function of an aspect of the universal laws of nature, necessary to uphold creation.

For me all is totally good in essence, thus all creation is good and is functioning as it was designed to and, as our mind expands beyond dualistic and judgmental thoughts, we slowly come closer to this natural wisdom inherent in the universe.

Negativity is the product of humanities wrongful choices and it is easily eliminated by choices that bypass such inherited fallacies that limit our higher perceptions. Today it may seem that these fallacies and negative human traits abound only because as we all let go of what has limited humanity for so long, we let go of so many of these collective destructive aspects that the Hindus refer to as the Kali or that I refer to as ignorance.

On the surface it may seem to many scientists, environmentalists, economists and artists around the globe that indeed we are in an era where what we know is being destroyed by the turbulence that we are facing. I would say it is more like the Phoenix is rising from the ashes of such destructive forces and their obsolete paradigms.

I would strongly emphasise that the Phoenix within or the birth of awareness can be acquired and refined within each one of us no matter what the circumstances we face may be. It comes more easily to those who choose to reflect and meditate with a bright, clear and unbiased mind and hold close to heart the real core values of life.

The aware mind is capable of logical and precise thinking with clarity of thought that is free from preconceptions, and is thereby able to perceive this higher frequency that resonates in all aspects of life rather than being a far removed philosophical or esoteric concept. However, it is important to note that logic and rationality of thought are not the only requisites of what it means to be human in a more complete sense.

A wise human being has a mind that tempers rationality with benevolence. It is the mind that having perceived the innate goodness of life becomes benevolent and more light; thinks for and of the highest and most noble aspects of life and is committed to it.

As this essence indwells in human beings, it can easily be acquired by a clear choice to think, speak and act in accordance with the higher frequencies inherent in such actions. So in actuality it is one of the principal means for achieving the goal, and at the same time part and parcel of that same goal.

This goal, the Lighter existence, made more accessible by such frequencies as are present today, becomes more powerful as our focus moves towards the light rather than remain in the shadows of the mind. I have no doubt that humanities natural inclination is moving towards such higher frequencies that may well only become more clear with hindsight.

As the Phoenix flies higher towards the realms of light we will have the clarity it takes to be creative in a more conscious and wise way with our hearts wise enough to feel the new freedom that helps create a life-affirming paradigm!

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Tony Samara, author of ‘Shaman’s Wisdom,’ ‘From the Heart,’ ‘Different Yet the Same,’ and ‘Deeper than Words’ was born in England, grew up in Egypt and also in Norway where he discovered the “Zen Buddhist philosophy”. This discovery eventually led him to the “Mount Baldy Zen Center in California, USA” where he learned the spiritual teachings of “Kyozan Joshu Sasaki.” He had curiosity to explore further the essence of spirituality and thus went to live and learn with shamanic communities around the globe including a period of time spent with some highly influential shamans in the Amazon River region and the Andes Mountains. Now people from all over the world visit Tony Samara to take spiritual guidance and experience being in his presence. http://www.tonysamara.org/

READ: Frequencies that are Now Embracing the Earth by Tony Samara was last modified: December 2nd, 2011 by Tony Samara

The meditation is very easy to do. Just simply find a comfortable space, take a few deep breaths so that you are able to let go of any thoughts, any feelings of any situations that you may have in your mind, in your consciousness. Simply come back to a space that is more peaceful, a space that is more free. As you breathe in and breathe out and feel this space, focus on the third eye – that is the space between the eyebrows, the space that is connected in the sense that is beyond seeing. It is much more the subtle sense of intuition, of seeing into dimensions that are not so clear but require that you simply relax and open to those dimensions so that they speak to you in a much more clear way.

As you focus on the third eye breathe in to this area, breathe in deeply and as you breathe in visualise that the breath is activating this space. As you breathe out let go of any thoughts, any feelings that come up and simply create a sense of presence to this space, the third eye, so that now you can begin to use this space to be very clear that now your whole being can expand.

From this space feel the freedom that goes beyond the physical, beyond the mental, beyond the emotional – feel the freedom like a bird, like an eagle – as you fly deeper into the unseen dimensions that make you, as a human being, very special. Those aspects of yourself that are very deep and very profound, as you go deeper into this space allow yourself to expand as though it is as if your whole being connects to all aspects that are around you.

Touch the beautiful aspects of the universe, the stars, the moon, the galaxies. Touch the space where everything is so free and so open, that this feeling, this power that you now connect to is transmitted to your own body, to your own mind, to your own emotions. Sense the power of the universe, the beautiful stars, the amazing space that is everywhere, that goes beyond our mind thinking, that goes beyond our little emotions. Sense how amazing the divine is.

As you become aware through your expansion of this beautiful space that is everywhere, that transmits to you a sense of power and strength, and through your intention allow that transmission to move to the various parts of your body. Sense the breath carry that beautiful open and powerful space that you are experiencing. Sense the heart open up any contraction, any walls, any pains, any sufferings, any doubts, any feelings of low self-esteem, contraction – sense this disappear as you connect to the expansion into the universe. The beautiful stars and their magnificent light touching your heart so that you are present to reality and not the little pictures of your mind, or the little dramas that can now be completely let go of. Sense this space touch all the organs inside of your body so that even the structure of those organs now receive a new burst of energy – the liver, the kidneys, the glands, the blood system, all aspects of your body sense how easy through the out breath it is to let go of all the contractions and limited fear spaces, and how easy it is to open to the beauty of the divine space that you are seeing through your third eye.

As you do this, sense that your whole body begins to change and so the physical dimension of the world becomes less important as your reference now goes deeper to those dimensions that make you a unique and beautiful human being. Sense how free and open and expansive the body is, as it connects to all beautiful energies that strengthen, that change even the structure that was, to a structure that is. As you breathe in and breathe out, notice that this beautiful energy that you are connecting to through your third eye, expands more and more – you go deeper and deeper into the beauty of the universe. There is more light, there is more space and this gets transmitted to your mind. All those thoughts, all those struggles simply move out as you breathe deeply.

Breathing in and breathing out, move out with the out breath, and now allow this space to move in through the third eye, this beautiful space, the divine space that you are in touch with through the third eye to your mind so that every cell in your brain, every cell in your mind, can connect to a reality that is more profound, more deep, more mystical. There are no more thoughts of fear, there are no more thoughts of pain, or suffering, or doubt. There are no more thoughts that take you away from the present moment of beauty. Allow the mind to trust this as you open up more deeply.

Give yourself a few moments as you breathe in and breathe out to allow this process to move deeper and deeper – to allow the process to move deeper to all parts of your mind, the conscious aspects that you know and even more deeply to the unconscious parts of your mind that are hidden and come up in dreams or in certain situations. Allow time, allow the beautiful universal energy that is everywhere, that keeps you alive, that we call the divine, to move deeper into all spaces within your being. As you breathe in and breathe out, keep in touch with this space through the third eye.

As you take your next deep breath feel this energy move from the third eye down into all parts of your body. Sense this energy being grounded, moving down your spine, down to the feet, moving down to the soles of your feet and see yourself, imagine yourself now moving back to the mundane aspects of your life but with a new sense, with a rebirthed sense of being alive, being connected to energy that makes you so special. See yourself going back to your family, to your partner, to any situation with that new sense of being, and as you do this you slowly transmit this aspect to more and more people.
As you put this meditation into practice several times in the next few weeks, you will find that things begin to change around you. As you touch the divine, the pictures that you hold begin to change and we begin to change the situations around us.

The more people that put this meditation into practice and this way of thinking into practice, the more the people in Japan and various parts of the world begin to feel an invisible love that moves beyond, moves deeper than what we watch on television or what we hear on the radio or what we read in the newspaper and this is so important. It is just like when you have a little child it is very important for you to recognise their being through action, not just by observing but by interacting, by being. This is what the world needs today. As you come back to a real sense of being that is transmitted on the many invisible levels, through the many invisible levels that we are not aware of, to touch many people’s hearts.

I encourage you to practise this meditation several times in the next few weeks and to write to me and let me know if you have more questions.

My personal definition of prayer is it is a time when we call upon the Divine and the angels or the greater unseen powers and usually ask for something; assistance to completing a task, food, money to pay the bills, improved health and often forgiveness. If we are being very good we will remember to give thanks for another day, good health and food on our table. Meditation for me is an extension of prayer as it is a time we mindfully set aside to bring our mind, body and spirit in union with the Divine. It is during these moments of silence that we demonstrate our intention for inner peace, healing, love and enlightenment.

Often in prayer we quickly put in our request, say amen and then we are on our way. When we meditate, we purposely wait for an answer, a sign or simply allow that peaceful feeling to flow over and through us. Emotions can become unleashed, forgiveness can be released, love and healing sent to others and ourselves. With practice and patience we will come to realize that every time we meditate we increase our own vibration and that of those around us.

That is why a group meditation is so wonderful as each one of us benefits from the energy of the others. Everyone has his or her own personal journey and yet we also share a group experience. By talking about our prayers and meditations we help each other to learn and grow, teach others and ourselves to be less judgmental and by sending healing, increase our love and compassion. As well, by remembering others in our prayers, whether they are alive or have already crossed over, we assist them in raising their vibration.

Prayers (and your meditations) should be from our heart, what we are feeling right now, what wedesire: the song of our soul. We should never be afraid to say, think, chant or sing what we are feeling. We may find ourselves humming a song, a chant or mantra or becoming emotional when listening to or reading certain poems and prayers. Nothing wrong with that! We are just allowing the right side of our brain some equal time and our spirit an opportunity to blossom.

Daily devotions are quite possible…none of us are too busy. It is all a matter of practice and making it a priority of your day. Like all things, it will become part of who we are. It is wonderful if we have a sacred space somewhere in our home or outside where we can go and perform our meditations but don’t feel we have to create a shrine before we can pray or that we can only meditate in a group or in our own space. Taking five minutes in the lunch room at work, a walking meditation on our way to the compost bin (don’t close your eyes for this one!), breathing deeply then silently giving thanks while sitting in a waiting room are all ways to bring Spirit around us. Prayers and thanksgivings can be and should be found everywhere. They are your connection, sense of security and protection so use them often! We can never over do meditations or prayers. Simply recognizing the beauty of the world around us and the goodness in the people we meet is a form of thanksgiving.

If we incorporate these things in our daily routine, before long we will find our inner energy increasing. This new found energy can be used to raise our vibration in our daily meditations and prayers.

Don’t put it off any longer! Begin by finding one new way of devotion this week. It could be:

Writing in a journal about your meditation

Creating a prayer and recording it in your journal or on audio

Try new things such as drumming, chanting or using a mantra

While outside take a moment to give thanks for the day

Even if you are not feeling well, think of the blessings in your life, ones you love and those who love you…you are sure to feel better

Send healing and don’t forget to heal yourself

Say a blessing while preparing your food or before eating even if silently to yourself

Light a candle, incense, smudge your house, hug a tree

Be creative and find Spirit in everything and everyone you meet! Allow the Divine to flow freely through you and out to the world around you until you truly become love.

Namaste

The Power of Prayer was last modified: August 9th, 2011 by Janice Chrysler

We have so many things around us at all times that are helping us along our journey. If we are going through life without accessing these effective and powerful tools, then no wonder we may not be moving forward towards our peace, joy and happiness.

Just like we have friends, therapists and coaches that help guide us we also have a huge host of spiritual helpers that are continually, prodding, pushing and suggesting paths, decisions and directions to take. Our first instinct is that our physical friends are much easier to hear and communicate with, but that is because accessing the others is something that either we are not used to or we have not put in the time to develop those relationships and the “ears” to hear and the “eyes” to see them. Among these spiritual or non-physical friends are angels, spirit guides, loved ones who have passed over, ascended masters, elementals, and of course, the Divine or God.

There is a place for physical and spiritual guidance in our lives. One without the other results in a life that feels somehow lacking or deficient. When we rely too much on one then we are out of balance and we are ultimately cheating ourselves of a full, rich and rewarding experience of our lives.

I am not saying that you need to “believe” in any of the above non physical guides that I have mentioned, but I am saying that if any of these are hard for you to accept, then just be open to the concept of “wonder” in your life. When we open up to wonder, we open up our perspective about life and what it can mean. Wonder is an amazing tool that we have access to at all times if we choose to use it. It is through the eyes of wonder that we begin to drop preconceived ideas about life, ourselves and most importantly what “it” all means and our place in “it”.

With the help of wonder, we open up to other possibilities. Once we open up to wonder and then move in that direction, real shifts can begin to take place in our lives. It is when we do that, that we become driven by inspiration and not by motivation. Living our lives from inspiration is a much more natural path to peace and happiness. This path is ultimately more satisfying than having to live by temporary external motivation that will always wear out at some point. As the great coach Micheal Neill says: “Happiness leads to success much more often than success leads to happiness”.

As you move through your life become acutely aware of when you may need physical guidance and support and when you need non physical. When you become good at knowing when you need which type of guidance, one day you will back and say “It’s a WONDERful life!”

The Wonder of It All… was last modified: November 7th, 2010 by Max Ryan

IMPATIENCE!!!!!!! We all have had it at one time or another. Some of us are ruled by it and others…not so much.

Having a constant sense of impatience for something to happen in our lives is very common and in many ways quite natural. We all strive to see what the future will bring and that is not necessarily a bad thing, but in our desire to speed up the natural flow it can actually keep us stuck.
Whether it be wanting that dream relationship to be here now, needing a resolution to a problem or just about anything really, the feeling of impatience can actually halt the natural process of our spiritual growth. Impatience keeps us from living totally in the Now of life and from being in touch with our authentic selves and moment by moment impulses. For it is in this moment that we find the guidance and hear the Divine.
If we are constantly putting our focus on something in the future, we will inevitably fail to see, feel and react to what is right in front of us. And many times it is the things that are right in front of us that will help us deal with or solve the problems that we are being impatient about.
Impatience comes from our need to control the outcome or resolution of a certain situation. We may want a person to do what we want them to do. We may want a scenario in our lives to go the way in which we want them to go. Whatever it may be it is a form of control and not flow.
When we have flow in our lives it is not as if we don’t look forward to events and situations. We do. The difference is there isn’t this sense of trying to figure it all out, and more importantly trying to get the result that we think is the best.
When we begin to let go of results and stay in the flow of moment by moment living, a beautiful thing begins to happen. Instead of impatience, a sense of what I call, divine anticipation begins to manifest in our lives. The best way to describe this divine anticipation is what we have as children at Christmas or holiday time. Remember that feeling when you were so excited about Christmas morning? You weren’t quite sure what would be under the tree, but you couldn’t wait for it to come and you knew it would.Divine anticipation is the positive side of impatience. Divine anticipation is the thrilling sense that something is coming. You may not know specifically what it is that’s coming, but you know it is! It is always exciting, positive and gives you energy.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

One of the best ways to cultivate Divine anticipation is to meditate. As you meditate you
slowly let go of your need to control. You begin to know that everything in your life is exactly perfect for your highest good and is leading closer to the Divine. This knowing opens you up and when you open up life becomes more fun and much more an adventure!

Start by just meditating 10 mins 2 times a day by sitting very quiet and simply saying “Let Go, let go, let go….” over and over. Once you start this practice, a new energy will ignite in you and you will start feeling Divine anticipation for… something!

I’m Divinely anticipating great things for you!

Impatience or Divine Anticipation? was last modified: July 7th, 2010 by Max Ryan

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